Bob Plankers

Bob Plankers is a man who wears many hats. In his professional career he has spent three decades leading teams that design, build, operate, and talk about reliable, secure, and compliant IT infrastructures, both in the public sector and in the high tech industry. He currently focuses on applied security, compliance, and operational resilience for virtualization and cloud platforms.

links for 2007-07-19

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SIGG USA – Flasks, Stainless Steel Canteens, Klean Kanteens, Swiss Army Water Bottles – SIGG BLACK OVAL WITH CUP 0.6L(20 OZ) – 8067.70 These bottles are sweet. Discovery Channel :: News – Technology :: Ice Blocks Used to Chill Buildings Giles Bowkett: How To Talk To Your Boss: Corporations And Small Companies Very good advice here. I’ve learned this all the hard way from a former boss. 62 Little Known Uses Of Vinegar | because you value your body Good stuff here, though I think all the ones that involve dissolving minerals are dupes. 🙂 Midwest ISO – Market Information Midwest ISO is the electricity broker in the midwest. This map shows the current price for electricity. You can usually …

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links for 2007-07-18

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19 Eponymous Laws Of Software Development As usual, great content from Mr. Haack. Totally applicable to System Administrators, too. Yahoo Job Postings: Back End Engineer Why is it that I chuckle every time I see the phrase “Back End Engineer?” Bad Bob. LOL.

VMworld 2007

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Well, I got my request in to go to VMworld, and it’s half-approved already. Let’s see what happens. 🙂 I’m really looking forward to going to VMworld, for the first time ever. Last year I ended up speaking about virtualization at LOPSA’s Phoenix Sysadmin Days instead of going to VMworld. I could have done both, but it would have entailed a drive from Phoenix to LA overnight. Too much stress. Speaking of LOPSA, they extended the cheap signup period for LOPSA’s New Jersey Sysadmin Days until tomorrow (7/18). Cool. It also looks like American Airlines is having a fall sale to all sorts of tropical places, 9/2 to 12/11/2007. Hmmm. Now only if VMworld was in Bermuda… Nah, I’m looking …

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links for 2007-07-17

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Leaks: How Geek Squad Steals Your Porn – Consumerist Exactly what I was saying. Wheels : Choose Your Religion – Knock Knock

Sensitive Data, Geek Squad, and Stealing

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I just read “Geek Squad hacked dead porn star’s computer” and I have a question, given the multitude of reports of how Geek Squad has been stealing people’s porn. If you take your computer anywhere to have it serviced, or if you have anybody but yourself work on your computer, what precautions have you taken against them stealing your data? There are lots of upstanding computer guys out there that have ethics and can be trusted to fix your computer and not go scavenging around. There are computer guys that are absolute unprofessional scumbags, too. I’ve worked with both types. How do you know your computer guy is trustworthy? For example, we know that Geek Squad was copying porn. But …

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links for 2007-07-16

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The JoBu Group Consulting, Outsourcing, Management and Technology Services Maybe these guys didn’t watch Major League all the way to the end, where Cerrano gets pissed that JoBu isn’t doing anything for his bat. But I guess that’s typical of some consulting companies. I wonder how many times they’ve heard “F- you, JoBu!” xkcd – F’ing Blue Shells Awesome, as usual. Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Decision about the College of Staten Island Judge Dennis Jacobs has a great opinion in this case, beginning with “I concede that this short opinion of mine does not consider or take into account the majority opinion. So I should disclose at the outset that I have not read it. I suppose this is …

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Value Up To $CMP

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Once again my lunch time has yielded something amusing, at least to me. I swear, I’m not looking for this stuff, it just finds me. I wonder what they set $CMP to… Have a great weekend everybody!

Trojan Horses

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Some Australian guys build a Trojan Horse and ride around Sydney with it… (via oldnewthing)

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